Archive - The Sudden Walk

Diary of a Writers' Festival:

Unnatural speakers and poorly framed questions

Jun 10 • Hamish Kavanagh

May 2026

Sometimes (a short story)

Sometimes I go down to the train station just to pretend.

May 27 • Hamish Kavanagh

Are you half as literate as you think you are?

Last year Cultural Capital put out an article titled The Dawn of the Post Literate Society.

May 13 • Hamish Kavanagh

April 2026

War Stories (a short story)

2026 “That’s where he stood.” Dad shapes his fingers into a pistol and points them at a set of shoe prints moulded into the footpath.

Apr 29 • Hamish Kavanagh

Unity (short story)

The Sudden Walk is a reader-supported publication.

Apr 15 • Hamish Kavanagh

March 2026

Sedations: Fleeing from the Manosphere

A reading from my short story collection: Hallucinations

Mar 27 • Hamish Kavanagh

33:08

My Recent Reading Diet Part Three

Wherein I dissect books I've read recently and reflect on their interaction with my life and writing style.

Mar 10 • Hamish Kavanagh

February 2026

Bullet (a short story)

Blurb: armed robbery, car jacking, murder, trial, sentencing. There's Faulkner DNA in this one - though maybe not in the ways you're likely looking out…

Feb 19 • Hamish Kavanagh

Crisis Gratitude

Three and a half years ago I nearly gave up on writing.

Feb 4 • Hamish Kavanagh

January 2026

Crossing the Bridge (a short story)

*** I almost failed to see him.

Jan 21 • Hamish Kavanagh

TIF Summit: Live with Hamish Kavanagh

A recording from Hamish Kavanagh's live video

Jan 18 • Hamish Kavanagh

20:50

I'm doing a live reading this Sunday (Saturday for EST)

On Saturday at 8:00 pm EST (which is Sunday 2pm NZT) I’m doing a live reading of, The Island, a story out of my collection, Hallucinations.

Jan 14 • Hamish Kavanagh